Spitzel
German, noun/ˈʃpɪtsl̩/
Spitzel is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-L (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spitzel is a German masculine noun meaning “informant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, der in fremdem Auftrag insgeheim herumspioniert”.
What does Spitzel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinformant
- 2
masculinespitz (breed of guard dog)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, der in fremdem Auftrag insgeheim herumspioniert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Spitzel
- Spitzels genitive
- Spitzeln dative definite plural
- Spitzelin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spitzel?
- /ˈʃpɪtsl̩/
- [ˈʃpɪt͡sl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spitzel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spitzel in German?
Spitzel appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).